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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage surpasses 74.38Cr
Recovery Rate currently at 97.54%
27,254 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload is 1.13% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 80 days
With the administration of 53,38,945vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, country’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the cumulative figure of 74.38Cr as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 75,64,949sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,64,261
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2nd Dose
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85,98,485
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,37,884
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2nd Dose
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1,40,44,281
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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29,92,22,651
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2nd Dose
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4,37,98,076
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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14,37,03,736
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2nd Dose
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6,31,16,459
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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9,32,06,216
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2nd Dose
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4,94,45,594
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Total
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74,38,37,643
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
The recovery of 37,687 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3, 24, 47, 032.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.54%.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 78 consecutive days now.
27,254 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently3, 74, 269. Active cases presently constitute 1.13% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
12,08,247tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 54.30 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.11% remains less than 3% for the last 80 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be2.26%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below3% for last 14 days and below 5% for 97 consecutive days now.
Ministry of External Affairs
India’s G20 Presidency: Third Development Working Group  Meeting
Exhibition on Women-Led Development Held on Sidelines of Third DWG Meeting in Goa 
Goa : 9 May 2023
An exhibition showcasing India’s women-led initiatives, titled “ECHO” – Economy with safe climate and health leads to greater opportunities was organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs on the sidelines of the 3rd G20 Development Working Group Meeting at Goa. The theme "Echo - reflects the impact of women-led development and its significant role in sustainable development.
Curated by the National Institute of Fashion Technology, the exhibition cast a spotlight on the importance of women’s leadership and how “women-led development” is the cornerstone of a gender-just and sustainable future. The exhibition reflects the impact of women’s critical and indispensable role in global economic growth and in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals , particularly SDG5.
Products conceived, designed, and made by women entrepreneurs, such as handloom and textile items; handicrafts; tea, spices, ayurvedic products, and millet-based food products were displayed at the exhibition. Other highlights of the event included an immersive digital experience with 3D holograms of women making toys, weaving, working with technology, etc.; live demonstration by artisans; a tasting zone; and prakruti check by ayurvedic doctors.
Women representatives of different states of India, the National Skill Development Corporation, Ministry of Textiles, APEDA, Tea Board, Spice Board, Ambi Udyogini Prathisthan, Eunnati Foundation, Kalyashastra, women self-help groups, and women-led start-ups and enterprises—such as Sea6, Jal Sakhi, and Digital Sakhi—participated in the exhibition.
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Nineteenth Dividend by FCI Aravali Gypsum & Minerals India Limited, a Miniratna-II Company
Brigadier Amar Singh Rathore, Chairman & Managing Director, FCI Aravali Gypsum & Minerals India Limited, a Central Government Public Sector Undertaking, under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers presented a dividend cheque of Rs. 12,55,00,000/-  to the Union Minister of Chemical & Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya in presence of Shri Arun Singhal, Secretary . The Minister appreciated the results and growth achieved by the Company. He also expressed the hope that the Company will grow exponentially and contribute to the growth of economy and generate higher dividends in coming years.
The CMD also informed that the company has been notified as a Private Exploration Agency in May 2022. The company plans to enter into mining of Rock Phosphate and Dolomite in near future. In addition, the company also has plans to set up fertilizer production facility in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.
The FCI Aravali Gypsum & Minerals India Limited  was incorporated on 14.02.2003 consequent upon having off Jodhpur Mining Organization . The company has continuously paid dividend for the last 18 years.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Swachhta Pakhwada 2021 concludes at Paradip Port Trust
Observance of Swachhta Pakhwada concluded at Paradip Port today. Chairman Shri P. L. Haranadh gave away prizes to the winners of various competitions held among the local school children to mark the occasion. The observations concluded with a play EBE NUHEN TA KEBE NUHEN conducted by local cultural organisation CANMASS. Dy.Chairman Shri A.K.Bose and other senior officers were also present on the occasion. In the morning a Beach clean drive was undertaken by PPT in which Shri Haranadh and Shri Bose along with HoDs, employees and CISF Personnel participated with a great enthusiasm.
As part of Swachhta Pakhwada, various activities like Awareness drive among workers and staff of all Departments & Divisions of PPT, Swachhata Awareness hoardings, Swacchata Rath, Cleaning of Pump Houses and digital displays on Swachhata at important locations in the township were undertaken.
Special Service and Features
Divisional level “DAK ADALAT” of Ernakulam Postal Division
Kochi: Sept 5, 2023
Divisional level “DAK ADALAT” of Ernakulam Postal Division will be held on 08.09.2023 at 11.00 hrs through Video conferencing.
Grievances of postal customers would be heard during the Adalat. Complaints should be sent in advance and contain full details such as date and time of posting, full address of the sender and addressee, registration receipt number with the date and office of booking for eMO / VP / Registered or Insured / Speed post articles. If the complaint is about the Savings schemes or Postal Life Insurance or Rural Postal Life Insurance, the complaint should contain the account number, name and full address of the depositor, name of the post office and any reference of the postal department if available. However cases already taken up in the previous Dak Adalats and settled will not be entertained.
Those who wish to avail this facility may send their complaints in envelopes super scribed “DAK ADALAT” addressed to “Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Ernakulam Division, Kochi-682011” or sent to sspekmdn.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com so as to reach here on or before 05.09.2023
Please ensure that the applicant’s mobile number and e-mail ID are clearly mentioned in the application.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
ILLEGAL ENCROACHMENTS OF WATER BODIES, AND RIVER BEDS
Regulating, preservation and conservation of water bodies including river beds, lakes, etc., and to check illegal encroachments, are under the purview of the State Government concerned. However, in order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, some of the initiatives taken by Government of India in this regard are as below:
- Government of India is providing financial assistance to the identified schemes under Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies  component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana -Har Khet Ko Pani .
- Rejuvenation of water bodies is also a component under Water Supply sector of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  scheme under Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. Further, AMRUT 2.0 launched in October, 2021, includes rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation.
- In 2019, Jal Shakti Abhiyan was launched by the Government. This is being continued as an annual “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain”  campaigns, covering all districts  of the country. Focused interventions under these campaigns taken up by the Government of India and the State Governments, inter-alia, include renovation of traditional and other water bodies/ tanks, enumeration, geo-tagging and making inventory of all water bodies, and removal of encroachments of tanks/ lakes, and de-silting of tanks, and protection of water catchment area.
- To commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav , marking 75 years of independence from British rule, Government of India has also launched a campaign to take up creation/ rejuvenation of 75 water bodies, to be called Amrit Sarovars, in every district of the country, including Tamil Nadu. The campaign is scheduled till August, 2023.
- Government of India has launched the first census of water bodies in convergence with the sixth round of Minor Irrigation Census , under the centrally sponsored scheme- “Irrigation Census”. The objective of the exercise is to develop a national database of all water bodies in the country. The work is now in its last leg, with provisional information having been compiled.
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  has provisions for public works relating to natural resource management, water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment and improve ground water like underground dykes, earthen dams, stop dams, check dams and roof top rain water harvesting structures in public buildings.
As per the 1st Census of water bodies in convergence with the sixth minor irrigation census , under the centrally sponsored scheme – “Irrigation Census” conducted by this Ministry, 36,717 number of water bodies are reported to be encroached.
It is for the State Government to take corrective actions in this regard. However, the initiatives taken by Government of India to augment the efforts of the State Governments, are enumerated above.
No such proposal is presently under consideration of Government of India.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Department of Atomic Energy
Apsara – U Reactor Becomes Operational at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay
“Research reactors are the back bone of Nuclear Programme” said Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, the father of Indian Nuclear programme, in early fifties. Subsequently “Apsara”, the first research reactor in Asia became operational in Trombay campus of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in August 1956. After providing more than five decades of dedicated service to the researchers, the reactor was shut down in 2009.
Nearly sixty-two years after Apsara came into existence, a swimming pool type research reactor “Apsara-upgraded”, of higher capacity was born at Trombay on 10th September 2018 at 18:41 hrs. The reactor, made indigenously, uses plate type dispersion fuel elements made of Low Enriched Uranium . By virtue of higher neutron flux, this reactor will increase indigenous production or radio-isotopes for medical application by about fifty percent and would also be extensively used for research in nuclear physics, material science and radiation shielding.
This development has re-emphasised the capability of Indian scientists and Engineers to build, complex facilities for health care, science education and research.
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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President calls for effective implementation of legislation for the welfare of orphaned children
“I have a soft corner for orphaned children”: VP
Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare, Smt Smriti Irani briefs Vice President on various initiatives for the welfare of orphaned children
The Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today welcomed the recent amendment to the Juvenile Justice  Act and stressed the need for its effective implementation at the grass-root level.
Shri Naidu made these remarks when the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Irani, called on him at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas. The Vice President stated that he had received numerous representations on the issues concerning orphaned children.
The Minister briefed him on the salient features of the Juvenile Justice  Bill, 2021, which was passed recently by the Rajya Sabha.
Smt. Irani also informed the Vice President that the recent amendment empowers the District Magistrates and Additional District Magistrates to speed up the adoption process and ensure greater protection to the orphaned children.
She also mentioned about various initiatives, including the support and rehabilitation measures being implemented by the Centre in partnership with the States for the welfare of the orphans.
Shri Naidu said that he has a “soft corner” for orphaned children and reiterated that it was the collective responsibility of the society and the government to ensure their protection and welfare.
Recently, a group of orphaned children met him at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas.
Special Service and Features
Rubber Board signs MOU with Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat
An MOU has been signed between Rubber Board and Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat on 5th July 2022 to evaluate the feasibility of cultivating rubber in south Gujarath region. One hectare of rubber plantation will be established in Peria farm of the University and pilot trials will be initiated in 13 research farms of the University for evaluation in the different agro-climatic conditions of the region. In this regard, planting has been initiated at Peria farm . MOU was signed by Dr. Jessy, M.D., Director  , Rubber Board and Dr. T.R. Ahlawat, Director of Research Navsari Agricultural University , Gujarat in the presence of Dr. K.N.Raghavan, Executive Director, Rubber Board and Dr. Z.P. Patel, Vice Chancellor, Navsari Agricultural University.
Rubber Board under Ministry of Commerce, Government of India is in a concerted effort to increase the area under natural rubber in the country to increase the production of rubber to make India Atmanirbhar in Natural Rubber. Natural rubber  is a critical industrial raw material with substantial strategic significance from the national point of view. India is the 2nd largest consumer of natural rubber globally with a current consumption of around 1.2 million tonne annually, which is expected to increase over the years. A special scheme ‘NE Mithra’ to plant 2 lakh hectares with rubber within 5 years in Northeastern states with the financial assistance from Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association  is under implementation and planting in this region commenced in 2021. A National Rubber Mission to extend rubber plantations in further 5 lakh hectares in various other parts of the country also is on the anvil.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
494 Working Women Hostels are functional in the country, with Day Care Facility for the children
Under the newly approved Mission Shakti launched by the Ministry, Working Women Hostel known as Sakhi Niwas is a centrally sponsored scheme under which financial assistance for working women hostels is directly released to States/UTs governments for implementing the scheme. There are 494 functional Working Women Hostels in the country, with Day Care Facility for the children. State/UT-wise number of functional Working Women Hostels is at Annexure-I.
During the last three years’ period, proposals received and sanctioned for construction of working women hostels is at Annexure-II. As per new Mission Shakti guidelines, no proposal for construction was received and approved in Financial Year 2022-23.
State/UT-wise details of funds released under Working Women Hostel Scheme known as Sakhi Niwas is at Annexure-III. During the current financial year, no complete proposal has been received from the States/UTs for release of funds under ‘Sakhi Niwas’ scheme.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Cabinet approves extension of the term of the Commission to examine the issue of Sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes in the Central List
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the extension of the term of the Commission to examine the issue of Sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes in the Central List till November, 2018.
The Commission has held extensive meetings with the stake holders including the State Governments, the State Backward Classes Commissions, various community associations and general public belonging to various Backward Classes and Commissions. It had also obtained records, caste-wise, of OBCs admitted in higher educational institution as well as similar caste-wise data of recruits in Central Departments, Central Public Sector Undertakings, Public Sector Banks & Financial Institutions.
Based on the emanating information from the data as processed and analyzed, the Commission has expressed that a round of discussion with the States and their Backward Classes Commission was required before finalizing the sub-categorized lists and the Report.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Partnering with Public – via CCMB’s Open Week
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology  opens up to public every year on 26th September on occasion of CSIR’s Foundation Day. But given the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the CCMB festival has been restructured this year. Instead of a single day, the event will run online over a whole week, from Sept 21st to 26th, 2020 . The event is open for anyone above 12 years of age, and with an access to a smartphone and internet.
The festival includes discussions with scientists on the various topics of life sciences that CCMB involves itself in with a glimpse at some of the experiments. There are panel discussions on various urgent and contemporary issues in science and policymaking. The range of sessions include fundamental questions of life and its structure to pertinent questions of translations to the impact that science makes on society, and some of the problems that India should focus on for grooming a healthy understanding of science among the public. The sessions will run from 10 am to 6pm each day, divided into different slots.
CCMB has organized a variety of activities for the attendees this year including quiz, essay writing, art, and even for asking questions. These aim to build a platform to hear back from different sections of public on how their lives are intertwined with the different questions that CCMB addresses. “It is urgent and important for scientists to engage actively with public. While CCMB has always been very enthusiastic about its Open Day, this year is unique where we can finally stretch it to a whole week. We hope that we will be able to exchange our thoughts and listen to public in greater depth in this new format”, says Dr Rakesh K Mishra, Director, CCMB.
Every year, the Open Day is visited by 10,000 and more people from the city of Hyderabad. This year with digital tools, the Open Week aims to reach people across the country.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
As on 31.12.2021, 3628 CNG stations have been commissioned across the county
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that the Government has not fixed any criteria for the establishment of CNG stations. CNG stations are set up by City Gas Distribution  entities authorized by Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board  for development of City Gas Distribution  network in a Geographical Area . These CNG stations are set up by the entities as per the Minimum Work Plan determined by PNGRB and their techno-commercial feasibility.
Upto the 10th CGD bidding round, PNGRB has authorized 228 Geographical Areas  in 27 States/Union Territories including the states of Rajasthan and Bihar for the development of CGD networks as per the target set, action plan proposed and timeline determined in the MWP. Further, a part of future action, in the 11th round, PNGRB has received bids against 61 GAs covering 215  districts and Letter of Intent  have been issued for 52 GAs. Further, PNGRB has invited bid on 07.01.2022 for 5 GAs covering 27 districts under the 11A CGD Bidding Round. This will potentially cover 98% of population & 88% of geographical area of the country. As on 31.12.2021, 3628 CNG stations have been commissioned across the county. The state wise details of CNG stations currently in operation and the target fixed are at Annexure.
As per the information submitted by Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell , CNG consumption in the country during each of the last three years is as under:

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FY 2019-20
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FY 2020-21
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FY 2021-22 
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4632
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3678
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2462
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Yesso Naik flags off Mountaineering Expedition team to climb Mt. Elbrus
Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Yesso Naik flagged off an Expedition Team of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute , Darjeeling to Mt. Elbrus, Russia, here today.
The expedition team of eight professional mountaineers, led by HMI Principal, GpCapt Jaikishan,plans to summit Mt. Elbrus, the highest peak in European Continent on August 15, 2019 and hoist India's national flag atop the mountain to coincide with 73rd Independence Day.
With a view to showcase the importance of Yoga activities to the international community, the team will perform 'Asanas' atop Mt.Elbrus.
Raksha Rajya Mantri conveyed his best wishes to the expedition team for successful accomplishment of the planned summit.
Director  Shri Ramashray Sharma and other senior officials of the Ministry were present on the occasion.
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